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Learn more about UIWWhat if you thought of itas the Jews consider the Sabbath—the most sacred of times?Cease from travel.Cease from buying and selling.Give up, just for now,on trying to make the worlddifferent than it is.Sing. Pray. Touch only thoseto whom you commit your life.Center down. And when your body has become still,reach out with your heart.Know that we … Continue reading Pandemic Prayer
Lord, please put Your peace in my heart.I'm worried and anxious.My mind races and obsesses.I can't help thinking about my problems.And the more I think about them,the more depressed I become. I feel like I'm sinking down in quicksandand can't get out. Calm me, Lord. Slow me down, put Your peace in my heart. No … Continue reading A Prayer for Inner Peace
As the University of the Incarnate Word works to provide a safe, inclusive learning environment for our diverse student body, we invite our greater UIW family to join us in our commitment to daily reflection on how we can "improve, listen more closely and consider how to better serve our University community (UIW President, Dr. … Continue reading A Time for Learned Engagement
A Prayer for Peace of Mind Almighty God,We bless you for our lives,we give you praise for your abundant mercyand for the grace we have received.We thank you for your faithfulnesseven though we are not that faithful to you.Lord Jesus,We ask you to give us all aroundpeace in our mind, body, soul and spirit.We want … Continue reading Daily Prayers and Reflections: June 10
Prayer for Peace and Calm Dear Lord and Father of humankind,forgive our foolish ways;reclothe us in our rightful mind,in purer lives Thy service find,in deeper reverence, praise. Drop Thy still dews of quietness,'til all our strivings cease;take from our souls the strain and stress,and let our ordered lives confessthe beauty of Thy peace. Breathe through … Continue reading Daily Prayers and Reflections: June 8
Our UIW family is familiar with our origin story – three sisters made San Antonio their home in response to a desperate need for help during a cholera epidemic. Fast forward more than a century and we're faced with another health crisis, this time on a global scale. It's been a scary time, but we take comfort … Continue reading Cardinal Chronicles: Rhonda Cataline, UIW Class of 2020
Draw Us Forth Draw us forth, God of all creation.Draw us forward and away from limited certaintyinto the immense world of your love.Give us the capacity to, even for a moment,taste the richness of the feast you give us.Give us the peace to live with uncertainty,with questions,with doubts.Help us to experience the resurrection anew,with open … Continue reading Daily Prayers and Reflections: May 20
Easter Table Prayer Creator God and Lord of Life,You who call forth from the darkness of deathall those who love You,help us rejoice this Easter Seasonin the resurrection from the deadof our Lord, Jesus Christ.Visit our home and this tablewith Your bright blessing of peace and life.We pause in the midst of this prayerto remember … Continue reading Daily Prayers and Reflections: May 18
It takes a special kind of person to answer the call to serve their country. It's a vocation that requires bravery, perseverance and above all, faith. Christopher Marmolejo has all three. His military honors include the Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, the National Defense Service Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal and more than a … Continue reading Cardinal Chronicles: Christopher Marmolejo, UIW Class of 2020
Easter Morning The celebration of Your resurrection over death is a celebration of life that should continue well beyond the sunrise service and the music, rehearsed for days prior; it is beyond the sign of spring, beyond the lily, beyond new lambs grazing in open fields. Resurrection is a daily celebration over fear; humanity's greatest … Continue reading Daily Prayers and Reflections: May 14
